The Portfolio window provides a real-time snapshot of your account--your financial condition, the positions you hold, open orders, your account activity, balances, and trade journal information.
The window is divided into three major sections:
The top portion, called the Equity Bar , contains general account data such as Account Equity, Buying Power, Non-Margin Buying Power, and P&L.
The middle portion contains Content Tabs which provide access to the following sections: Positions, Open Orders, Activity, Trade Journal, and Balances. Click the tab to open the section you desire.
The bottom portion, called the Totals Bar , contains account totals including Total Quantity of Shares, Total Open Profit & Loss, Total Cost, and Total Market Value.
The "Average Price View" consolidates Summary data by grouping buys and sells for each symbol. To access this feature, simply "right click" anywhere in the Summary section and check "Average Price View" on. Repeat to turn this feature off.
Short cut: Click the Tab key to toggle between normal Summary view and "Average Price View".
The "Print Summary " option provides an easy way to print the information in this section. To access this feature, simply "right click" anywhere in the Summary section and click "Print Summary".
The Equity Bar (located in the top portion of your Portfolio window) contains the following data:
| Account Equity | The sum of Securities Value and Cash in your account. |
| DTBP (Daytime Buying Power) | The amount available at the present to purchase additional securities. It is roughly 4-times your Excess Equity. |
| ONBP (Overnight Buying Power) | The amount available at the present to purchase additional securities. It is roughly twice your Excess Equity. |
| NMBP (Non-Margin/Cash Buying Power) | The cash amount available at the present to purchase additional non-Margin securities. |
| Open P/L | Profit or Loss for current Open Positions. Calculated as the difference between Cost and Market Value, excluding commission cost. |
| Closed P/L | Profit or Loss obtained at present by closing positions. Calculated as the difference between Cost and Market Value, excluding commission cost. |
| Commission | The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade (buy or sell securities), based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. |
| Total P/L | The total Profit or Loss for the day. Calculated by adding your Open and Closed P/L and subtracting your commission costs. |
NOTE: Profit/Loss and Cost Per Share (Average Price) data is provided for informationaluse only. Data is provided "as is" without any warentee for accuracy.
The Totals Bar (located at the bottom of the Portfolio window) contains the following data:
| Total Quantity | Number of shares you currently hold. |
| Total Open P/L | Profit or Loss for current Open Positions. Calculated as the difference between Cost and Market Value, excluding commission cost. |
| Total Market Value | The current market value of the security -- equal to the number of shares times the current market price. |
| Total Cost | The total cost of purchasing securities. |
Many details of your Portfolio window can be customized to suit your trading style.
See Customizing Your Portfolio Window for details.